# Incident 19980818027159I: Beech N35, Trenton, NJ, August 18, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1503Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1503Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980818027159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL HOSE TO FLU RUPTURED ON GROUND. FUEL IGNITED WHEN CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT EXHAUST MAINFOLD. DAMAGE CONTAINED TO ENGINE NACELLE AND NLG WHEEL WELL. DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1503Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210814013739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210814013739I), Aug 14, 2021: Beech N35 (N1503Z), Mayetta, KS, Minor damage. On August 14, 2021 aircraft departed kfoe on an IFR flight plan at approximately 8:00PM. Takeoff was smooth and normal. While climbing to 8K, at 8:10-8:15PM…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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